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Seth glanced over his shoulder at me as Leon opened the door Darkness had already started to fall, but the shadow that crept over Seth’s face was no product of the night

I tried to build up the wall around me

And I failed

Chapter 4

I WAS EXHAUSTED BY THE TIME I DROPPED INTO THE seat furthest frorateful that I hadn’t been expected to walk to the adjoining island where Lucian lived I didn’t believe I’d have o anywhere other than this brightly-lit roo behind ers, shielded by ht ti "I ed atthe of Iet a nap before everyone showed up I closedto outsnark one another

"Most training doesn’t occur in a dored methods?"

Snark point two to Leon

"The kind of training that we have to do is unconventional" Seth paused and I knew he had that horrible smile on his face The one I’d wanted to drop-kick off so many times "Not that a Sentinel would fully understand the a an Apollyon"

Snark point three to Seth

I yawned as I scooted down in the chair, restingwrong, Alexandria?" Leon asked "You look awfully pale"

"She’s fine," Seth answered "Our training was rather… exhausting You know, there’s a lot of , thrus--"

"Seth," I snapped, reluctantly handing over snark points four, five, and six to him

Thankfully, the doors to Marcus’ office opened and an entourage of people entered First was my pure-blood uncle, the Dean of the Covenant in North Carolina Behind him was my pure-blood stepfather Lucian, the Minister of the North Carolina Covenant He was in his ridiculous white robes, his stark black hair hanging down his back, secured in a leather thong He was a handsome man, but there was always a level of coldness and fakeness to hiht be He was flanked by four of his Guards, as if he expected a fleet of daiiven the recent events, he couldn’t be too careful And behind them were Guard Linard and Aiden

I averted my eyes and prayed Seth actually kept his lanced atcuriously "Are we keeping you froood to see you alive Yeah, he lovedhis ar," he paused, "in her room"

I wanted to die

Marcus frowned, but Lucian--oh, dear Lucian--had a typical response Sitting down in one of the chairs across frohed "It is expected They are young and drawn to one another You cannot fault the privacy"

I couldn’t help it My eyes found Aiden He stood beside Leon and Linard, his gaze flitting over the rooo of the breath I’d been holding and focused on my uncle

Marcus’ eyes were like emerald jewels, just like my mother’s, but harder "Fated or not, the rules of the Covenant still apply to them, Minister And fro in his own rooht"

This seriously couldn’t get any

Seth leaned over the back ofhis head He whispered in my ear "I think we’ve been found out"

There was no way Aiden could’ve heard Seth, but anger rolled off him in waves, so much so that Seth tipped his head up,up straight, I knocked Seth’s ar a ? Because, seriously, I could really use a nap instead"

Marcus eyed me coolly "Actually, we are here to discuss the events at the Council"

Ice drenched my stomach I tried to keep my face blank, but my eyes darted to Aiden He didn’t look too concerned In fact, he was still eyeballing Seth

"There are several things that we have discovered regarding our trip," Lucian said

Marcus nodded, his fingers for a steeple under his chin "The daimon attack is one of them I know that some have been able to plan attacks"

My mother had been one of the the summer, the very first proof some daimons could fore-scale attack is… it’s unheard of," Marcus continued, glancing at me "I know… I know your , but to pull so off of that kind of nature seems improbable"

Aiden cocked his head to the side "What are you saying?"

"I think they had help"

My heart tripped up "From the inside--from a half or a pure?"

Lucian huffed "That is absurd"